Vegetable disease atlas — identify it by photo

Spots on the leaves, wilting or a powdery film and no idea what it is? Scan the symptom photos and click the one that looks closest to your plant — you get the description, the causes and how to stop it spreading.

Alternaria leaf spot 🥬 Cabbage Alternaria leaf spot Round, brown spots with darker concentric rings Black rot 🥬 Cabbage Black rot Wedge-shaped yellowing patches spreading in from the leaf edge Cabbage aphid 🥬 Cabbage Cabbage aphid Dense, grey-green colonies covered in a white waxy bloom Cabbage root fly 🥬 Cabbage Cabbage root fly Plants wilting during the day even though the soil is moist Cabbage white caterpillars 🥬 Cabbage Cabbage white caterpillars Irregular holes and chewed-out sections of the leaf blade Clubroot 🥬 Cabbage Clubroot Deformed roots Downy mildew 🥬 Cabbage Downy mildew A delicate, greyish-white growth on the leaf underside Flea beetles 🥬 Cabbage Flea beetles Small, round holes and pits in the leaf blade 🥕 Carrot Alternaria leaf blight of carrot Dark spots on leaves Aphids 🥕 Carrot Aphids Clusters of small green aphids on the young leaves 🥕 Carrot Bacterial soft rot Watery, pale brown patches on the root Carrot fly 🥕 Carrot Carrot fly Rusty-brown surface tunnels and grooves on the root 🥕 Carrot Powdery mildew A white, powdery bloom on leaf stalks and blades Sclerotinia rot 🥕 Carrot Sclerotinia rot Dense, white, cottony fungal growth on the root and crown Angular leaf spot 🥒 Cucumber Angular leaf spot Small, watery spots on leaves, boxed in by the veins (angular rather than round) Aphids 🥒 Cucumber Aphids Colonies of small greenish, yellowish or dark insects on the underside of young leaves… Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) 🥒 Cucumber Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) Mottled light- and dark-green discoloration on the leaves Downy mildew of cucurbits 🥒 Cucumber Downy mildew of cucurbits Chlorotic, then yellow and browning irregular spots on upper leaf surface 🥒 Cucumber Magnesium deficiency Interveinal chlorosis — leaf tissue yellowing between the veins while the veins stay green 🥒 Cucumber Potassium deficiency Pale discoloration and drying along the edges of older, lower leaves (marginal scorch) Powdery mildew of cucurbits 🥒 Cucumber Powdery mildew of cucurbits Initially small, round clusters of white powdery coating on upper leaf surface Two-spotted spider mite 🥒 Cucumber Two-spotted spider mite Fine, pale, yellowish punctures and discoloration on the upper leaf surface (a marbled… Aphids 🍆 Eggplant Aphids Colonies of green or black aphids at the shoot tips 🍆 Eggplant Blossom end rot A watery patch at the blossom end of the fruit Colorado potato beetle 🍆 Eggplant Colorado potato beetle Orange-red larvae with black dots along their sides Glasshouse whitefly 🍆 Eggplant Glasshouse whitefly Small white insects taking flight when the plant is shaken 🍆 Eggplant Gray mold Watery, browning spots Powdery mildew 🍆 Eggplant Powdery mildew Yellow, irregular patches on the upper leaf surface Spider mites 🍆 Eggplant Spider mites Fine, pale stippling and mottling on the upper leaf surface 🍆 Eggplant Verticillium wilt Leaves wilting around midday and recovering at night Aphids 🥬 Lettuce Aphids Colonies of green or pinkish aphids in the heart of the rosette 🥬 Lettuce Bottom rot Rusty-brown, sunken patches on lower leaves and leaf stalks Downy mildew of lettuce 🥬 Lettuce Downy mildew of lettuce Yellow spots on leaves 🥬 Lettuce Gray mold Watery, brown rot at the base of the rosette and the root collar 🥬 Lettuce Sclerotinia rot The whole rosette wilting suddenly while the soil is moist Slugs 🥬 Lettuce Slugs Irregular holes and chewed leaf edges Tipburn 🥬 Lettuce Tipburn Brown, dried edges on the youngest leaves in the heart of the rosette Downy mildew of onion 🧅 Onion Downy mildew of onion Pale green or yellow spots on leaves Fusarium basal rot 🧅 Onion Fusarium basal rot Leaves yellowing and drying from the tips Neck rot 🧅 Onion Neck rot Watery, grey-brown rot starting at the neck Onion fly 🧅 Onion Onion fly Leaves of young plants yellowing and wilting Onion thrips 🧅 Onion Onion thrips Silvery-white streaks and flecks on the leaves Purple blotch 🧅 Onion Purple blotch Oval spots with a purple-brown centre and a yellow halo Rust 🧅 Onion Rust Orange, raised spore pustules bursting through the leaf surface White rot 🧅 Onion White rot Leaves yellowing and wilting, starting with the oldest Anthracnose 🫑 Pepper Anthracnose Round sunken spots on fruits Aphids 🫑 Pepper Aphids Colonies of green, yellow or dark red aphids on leaf undersides Bacterial spot 🫑 Pepper Bacterial spot Small, watery specks on the leaves, darkening and turning brown Gray mold 🫑 Pepper Gray mold Watery, browning patches on fruit and stalks Pepper mosaic viruses 🫑 Pepper Pepper mosaic viruses Mottled light- and dark-green clearing on the leaves Powdery mildew 🫑 Pepper Powdery mildew Pale, yellowing patches on the upper leaf surface Spider mites 🫑 Pepper Spider mites Fine, pale stippling and mottling on the leaf blade Black scurf 🥔 Potato Black scurf Black lumps stuck to the skin, looking like dried soil Blackleg 🥔 Potato Blackleg Black, slimy rot at the base of the stem Colorado potato beetle 🥔 Potato Colorado potato beetle Beetles with 10 black stripes on yellow wing cases Common scab 🥔 Potato Common scab Irregular, corky scabs on the tuber skin Late blight of potato 🥔 Potato Late blight of potato Dark brown spots on leaves Potato leafroll virus 🥔 Potato Potato leafroll virus Leaf edges rolled upwards, the blade stiff and rustling Anthracnose 🎃 Pumpkin Anthracnose Round, sunken, dark patches on the fruit skin Aphids 🎃 Pumpkin Aphids Colonies of small aphids on the underside of the leaves Downy mildew 🎃 Pumpkin Downy mildew Angular yellow patches boxed in by the leaf veins Mosaic viruses 🎃 Pumpkin Mosaic viruses Mottled light- and dark-green clearing on the leaves Powdery mildew of pumpkin 🎃 Pumpkin Powdery mildew of pumpkin White powdery coating on leaves Aphids 🍅 Tomato Aphids Aphid colonies on shoot tips Bacterial canker of tomato 🍅 Tomato Bacterial canker of tomato Wilting intensifying at high temperatures Bacterial speck of tomato 🍅 Tomato Bacterial speck of tomato Small round watery spots on leaves Blossom end rot 🍅 Tomato Blossom end rot Dark, watery spot on fruit blossom end Calcium deficiency 🍅 Tomato Calcium deficiency A dark, watery, sunken patch at the bottom of the fruit (blossom end rot) Early blight 🍅 Tomato Early blight Brown spots zoned into concentric rings Fusarium wilt 🍅 Tomato Fusarium wilt Leaves wilting during the day and partly recovering at night Late blight 🍅 Tomato Late blight Dark green, watery, then browning spots on leaves Leaf mold 🍅 Tomato Leaf mold Diffuse, pale yellow patches on the upper leaf surface 🍅 Tomato Nitrogen deficiency Even pale-green, then yellow coloring across the whole leaf blade including the veins Pepino mosaic 🍅 Tomato Pepino mosaic Small yellow spots on leaves 🍅 Tomato Phosphorus deficiency Purple-violet discoloration on the leaf underside, especially along the veins Potassium deficiency 🍅 Tomato Potassium deficiency Older, lower leaves drying and browning around the edges (marginal scorch) Potato virus Y on tomato 🍅 Tomato Potato virus Y on tomato Necrotic spots on top parts of young plants Powdery mildew 🍅 Tomato Powdery mildew Small round spots on upper leaf surface Septoria leaf spot 🍅 Tomato Septoria leaf spot Numerous small, first yellowish, then brown-gray spots on leaves Spider mites 🍅 Tomato Spider mites Fine, pale stippling and mottling on the upper leaf surface Tomato leafminer 🍅 Tomato Tomato leafminer Irregular mines in leaves 🍅 Tomato Tomato mosaic Blurred light and dark green spots on leaves (mosaic) Aphids 🥒 Zucchini Aphids Dense aphid colonies on leaf undersides and shoot tips Blossom end rot 🥒 Zucchini Blossom end rot Browning and sinking at the blossom end of the fruit Downy mildew 🥒 Zucchini Downy mildew Angular yellow patches boxed in by the leaf veins Gray mold 🥒 Zucchini Gray mold The fruit rotting at the tip, from the withered flower end Mosaic viruses 🥒 Zucchini Mosaic viruses Misshapen, lumpy fruit with a light- and dark-green mosaic Powdery mildew 🥒 Zucchini Powdery mildew White powdery coating on leaves Spider mites 🥒 Zucchini Spider mites Fine, pale stippling and mottling on the leaf blade

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⚠️ Before you reach for a spray

This atlas is informational and still growing — different diseases can look almost identical. Confirm the diagnosis and read the product label before applying any plant protection product. If you are unsure, ask your local extension or advisory service.

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